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Kevin Finnegan

3513 KOs

115 KOs

1Draws

Last six: L-W-W-W-D-L

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

47

rounds

416

KO %

37.1%

KO wins

13

KO losses

5

career

1970–1980

debut

1970-11-23

last fight

1980-09-10

Profile

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

city / state / zip

Cowley, Oxfordshire

dob

1948-04-18

age

78

death

2008-10-23

Latest news

Serving up a special issue

2008-10-28 · Boxing News

Calzaghe-Jones pull-out, Peter Buckley feature, Kevin Finnegan passes and the latest Prizefighter Who was jumping for joy at Prizefighter? An all-action issue includes a 16-page pull-out as we look ahead to next week?s big fight in New York?s famed…

Boxing mourns death of Finnegan

2008-10-28 · BBC.com

The boxing community honours former British middleweight Champion Kevin Finnegan, who was found dead at his home last week.…

Alan Minter pays tribute to late boxer Kevin Finnegan

2008-10-26 · Mirror.co.uk

Alan Minter has paid tribute to his toughest-ever opponent Kevin Finnegan. The former European and British middleweight champion, 60, was found dead by police after they broke into his home in Hillingdon, west London. Finnegan, younger brother of 1968…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Matteo Salvemini

21 0 0

L-PTS

Ariston Cinema, San Remo, Liguria, Italy

EBU (European) middleweight title

12 of 12

Georg Steinherr

15 1 1

D-PTS

Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany

EBU (European) middleweight title

12 of 12 · 157 / 157 lbs

39 4 0

W-PTS

Stade Pierre De Coubertin, Bercy, France

vacant EBU (European) middleweight title

12 of 12

33 2 1

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Middleweight Title

15 of 15x3

12 8 1

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

14 1 0

L-TKO

Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

7 of 10

23 0 0

L-UD

K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

10 of 10

12 3 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

37 2 1

L-TKO

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

7 of 10 · 162 / 160 lbs

35 2 1

L-TKO

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

9 of 10 · 160 / 158 lbs

27 6 0

L-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Middleweight Title

15 of 15x3

14 5 3

W-PTS

Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

6 3 0

W-TKO

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Middleweight Title

11 of 15x3

12 6 0

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

12 15 3

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 163 / 163 lbs

23 4 0

L-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Middleweight Title

15 of 15x3

20 1 0

W-KO

Liege, Liege, Belgium

9 of 10

11 8 3

W-PTS

Hilton Hotel (Anglo American SC), Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 162 / 162 lbs

Danny McCafferty

7 3 1

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3 · 162 / 162 lbs

19 4 0

L-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Middleweight Title

15 of 15x3

30 2 0

L-PTS

Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco

EBU (European) middleweight title

15 of 15

22 3 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

37 12 9

W-TKO

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

9 of 10x3 · 160 / 157 lbs

Referee: Harry Gibbs

55 1 1

W-PTS

Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, Paris, France

EBU (European) middleweight title

15 of 15

28 12 3

W-PTS

Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Middleweight Title

15 of 15x3 · 159 / 160 lbs

18 14 3

W-PTS

Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 161 / 162 lbs

3 1 1

W-TKO

Anglo-American Sporting Club, Southend, Essex, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3

18 13 3

W-KO

Hilton Hotel (Anglo American SC), Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 162 / 168 lbs · 1:07

15 1 2

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 161 / 155 lbs

Leon Washington

10 2 0

W-TKO

Hilton Hotel (Anglo American SC), Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

7 of 10x3 · 160 / 159 lbs

13 0 0

W-PTS

Hilton Hotel (Anglo American SC), Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title

12 of 12x3 · 160 / 160 lbs

20 12 1

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 161 / 159 lbs

19 17 2

W-RTD

Hilton Hotel (Anglo American SC), Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

6 of 8x3 · 161 / 157 lbs

11 7 0

W-TKO

Town Hall, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 161 / 156 lbs

Referee: Harry Humphreys

22 13 4

L-TKO

Sporting Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

5 of 12x3 · 158 lbs

10 4 0

W-PTS

National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title

10 of 10x3

14 22 4

W-PTS

Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 159 / 162 lbs

34 20 5

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 159 / 159 lbs

29 5 2

W-PTS

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

13 1 1

W-TKO

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

6 of 8x3

16 7 2

L-TKO

Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

2 of 8x3 · 162 / 163 lbs

28 15 2

W-PTS

Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

22 12 2

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3

2 7 1

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 6x3 · 161 / 161 lbs

6 8 1

W-PTS

Anglo-American Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3

10 8 3

W-TKO

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3

10 12 2

W-TKO

Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

4 of 6x3 · 162 / 157 lbs